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Estonia

Northern Europe

Capital
Tallinn
Population
1.4 million (2025)
Currency
Euro EUR
Plugs
CF 230 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Estonia highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Estonia uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

€ Euro EUR

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD0.8951 EUR
1 GBP1.20 EUR
1 JPY0.005692 EUR
1 AUD0.6288 EUR

Euro: where it's used and rates

Price level 76 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Estonia are about 76% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Estonianofficial71%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Estonia is on UTC+2 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).

Driving

Traffic in Estonia drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

12 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
  • Second Day of Christmas

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

February 2027

  • Independence Day

March 2027

  • Good Friday
  • Easter Sunday

May 2027

  • May Day
  • Pentecost

June 2027

  • Victory Day
  • Midsummer Day

August 2027

  • Independence Restoration Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Estonia.

Updated 2026-08-11. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+372
Internet domain
.ee
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Estonia
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Estonia.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Estonia.svg, Public domain. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.